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Cerny, Essonne

Coordinates: 48°28′35″N 2°19′45″E / 48.4763°N 2.3291°E / 48.4763; 2.3291
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Cerny
The town hall of Cerny
The town hall of Cerny
Coat of arms of Cerny
Location of Cerny
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Cerny is located in France
Cerny
Cerny
Cerny is located in Île-de-France (region)
Cerny
Cerny
Coordinates: 48°28′35″N 2°19′45″E / 48.4763°N 2.3291°E / 48.4763; 2.3291
CountryFrance
RegionÎle-de-France
DepartmentEssonne
ArrondissementÉtampes
CantonÉtampes
IntercommunalityVal d'Essonne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Marie-Claire Chambaret[1]
Area
1
17.13 km2 (6.61 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
3,345
 • Density200/km2 (510/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
91129 /91590
Elevation52–152 m (171–499 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cerny (French pronunciation: [sɛʁni] ) is a commune in the Essonne department in Île-de-France in northern France. It is 53 km South of Paris.

It has an airfield named Aérodrome de Cerny - La Ferté-Alais, including an airplane museum.[3]

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,200—    
1975 1,659+4.74%
1982 2,258+4.50%
1990 2,774+2.61%
1999 3,066+1.12%
2007 3,225+0.63%
2012 3,332+0.65%
2017 3,336+0.02%
Source: INSEE[4]

Inhabitants of Cerny are known as Cernois in French.

Architectural heritage

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Saint-Pierre Church, from the 13th century, officially became a historical monument 10 February 1948. Château de Villiers: François I gave the Villiers castle to Jean de Selve, after de Selve negotiated the Madrid treaty in 1526.

Notable people from this commune

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ Amicale Jean-Baptiste Salis website Archived November 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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